apple pay, iphone wallets, security flaws, visa

Researchers Discover Security Flaws With Apple Pay and Visa

Researchers at the University of Birmingham and the University of Surrey, as part of a project dubbed TimeTrust, say they have uncovered a vulnerability in the Apple Pay-Visa setup that could allow hackers to bypass iPhone’s Apple Pay lock screen to perform contactless payments and get around any established transaction limits. The vulnerabilities were detected ...

Mirachelle Joya

Making a payment with Apple Pay on a mobile phone.

Visa Denial: US-China Tensions Escalate

Tensions escalate as the United States administration issued new visa rules to restrict travel by members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and their families in the country. The new policy statement issued on Dec. 3, 2020, limits the maximum duration of B1/B2 non-immigrant business and tourist visas to one month, down from 10 years.  ...

Michael Segarty

Airport flight information.

Lots of Chinese Students Want to Study in Britain

According to figures released by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), applications from Hong Kong and Chinese students for universities in the UK have increased over the past year. University applications from these regions have nearly doubled since 2012. Record numbers of Chinese students The total number of applications from China and Hong Kong ...

Nspirement Staff

Three young Chinese women sitting on a blanket on the grass.

The Not So Powerful Indian Passport

India, one of the largest growing economies and a rising technology hub of the world, unfortunately, has a very weak passport. The Indian passport is ranked 73rd on the list of Global Passport Power Rank 2018. This system ranks countries on the basis of their passport power, that is, how many countries the passport holder ...

Nspirement Staff

China Offers a 10-Year Visa to High-End Talent

China has announced a 10-year visa for “high-end talent” meant to encourage specialists such as top scientists and entrepreneurs in technology-intensive sectors to live and work in China. Under the new rules announced by the State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs, foreign applicants who qualify as high-end talent will be issued a 5- or 10-year ...

David Clapp

China visa stamp.